Virginia 2005 Gubernatorial Election

[CARLHAYDEN]

Here's an article from the Washington Post. 

Notice how the status of the accused is barely mentioned eliptically at the end of the article.

Va. Day Laborer Held in Slaying Of Contractor

By Tom Jackman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 31, 2005

A day laborer from Annandale has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of a Fairfax County contractor who had hired him to work in a Chevy Chase home, police said yesterday.

The slaying occurred after the day laborer stole stereo equipment and jewelry from the house where they were working, court records say.

Carlos H. Bustamante Medieta is charged in Montgomery. (Fairfax County Police Department - Fairfax County Police Department)
 
The issue of day laborers gathering informally to be hired by contractors has been contentious recently, particularly in Herndon, where the town government is trying to accommodate workers with a gathering place away from a 7-Eleven on Herndon's main street. Police said yesterday that other day laborers were crucial in helping police make an arrest in the slaying.

"I know there's been a lot of discussion about day laborers," said Lt. Bruce Guth, a Fairfax homicide division supervisor. "But the people down there were more than helpful and willing to do what they could do."

The smoldering body of Hak Bong Kim, 55, was discovered Aug. 15 in the woods near St. Michael's Catholic Church on Ravensworth Road in Annandale. The body was so badly burned that police initially could not tell whether it was that of a man or a woman. Kim's family had reported him missing the night before, so detectives were quickly able to obtain dental records and identify Kim.

Kim, who lived in Burke, was a self-employed carpenter who did a variety of home repair jobs, a family member said last week. But the family did not know where he had been working the day of his disappearance, and his work van also was missing.

The day after Kim's body was found, the homeowner in Chevy Chase returned from vacation to find that someone had taken a DVD player, gold jewelry, class rings and coins, court records show. Spots of blood were on the floor, Montgomery County Police Lt. Phil Raum said, and the contractor the family had hired several times in the past was nowhere to be found: Hak Kim.

Montgomery and Fairfax police launched a joint investigation. Police found unspecified evidence that led them to a 7-Eleven store in Annandale where day laborers congregate, Guth said, and detectives began reviewing the store's surveillance tapes, hoping to find footage of Kim.

It worked. After reviewing dozens of tapes, Guth said, detectives spotted Kim and another man. The police printed up a poster with the unknown man's face and offered a $1,000 reward. Then they sent Spanish-speaking officers to several day-laborer gathering sites to try to identify him.

"Fifteen minutes into it, somebody knew who it was," Guth said. He also said the tipster didn't want the reward money but just wanted to help solve the case. "He thought it was the right thing to do," Guth said, although he said police would probably give him the money anyway.

"Once we had a name, it was just a matter of finding him," Guth said.

The name was Carlos H. Bustamante Medieta, and police found him Monday afternoon. He agreed to go with Fairfax detectives back to police headquarters.

Once there, according to a search warrant affidavit written by Fairfax homicide Detective Dennis Harris, Bustamante admitted killing Kim in Chevy Chase, then taking his body to Annandale and trying to dispose of it by burning it in a pit.

Bustamante, 29, was arrested, and Montgomery police obtained a warrant charging him with first-degree murder. He is being held in the Fairfax County jail pending extradition.

Police searched Bustamante's home in the 4500 block of King Edward Court at 2 a.m. yesterday. Records show they found the same type of DVD player stolen from Chevy Chase, a plastic storage bag containing assorted jewelry and a plastic bowl holding coins. They also seized a folding knife. Police said yesterday that Kim died of multiple stab wounds.

Police said Bustamante is from Honduras. They did not know how long he had been in the country, and they did not think he was here legally. He speaks little English, and an interpreter was used to interrogate him, Harris's affidavit said.

Kim was trusted and loved by his customers, his family said, and Raum said the Chevy Chase homeowners had hired him before and had given him a key to work in their house while they were gone. Police believe he was killed in their house on Warwick Place in the Friendship Heights neighborhood.
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The key statement (near the end of the article)

"Police said Bustamante is from Honduras. They did not know how long he had been in the country, and they did not think he was here legally."

Just remember, I told you so weeks ago!

[CARLHAYDEN]

Come on, Kaine supporters.

Tell me how illegal immigrations isn't an issue in the Virginia election?

[Moooooo]

Kaine was involved in the murder?!?!?!?!

[CARLHAYDEN]

Are you suffering from Jfern disease?

Kilgore wants the state to act relative to illegal immigration, while Kaine wants to support illegal immigrants.

[Moooooo]

Kaine and Kilgore both put out some new ad's this week.  Check em' out.

Kaine:

http://www.kaine2005.org/media/tv/

Kilgore:

http://jerrykilgore.com/contents/media/videos/ads/bounce.shtml
http://jerrykilgore.com/contents/media/videos/ads/outrageousgames.shtml
http://jerrykilgore.com/contents/media/videos/ads/transportationtruth.shtml

[CARLHAYDEN]

Kaine and Kilgore both put out some new ad's this week.  Check em' out.

Kaine:

http://www.kaine2005.org/media/tv/

Kilgore:

http://jerrykilgore.com/contents/media/videos/ads/bounce.shtml
http://jerrykilgore.com/contents/media/videos/ads/outrageousgames.shtml
http://jerrykilgore.com/contents/media/videos/ads/transportationtruth.shtml

Thanks for the ads.

The best chance Kaine had was to be Warner redux, so its no suprise he's trying to hide behind Waner's skirts.

The problem is, it isn't working.

The illegal alien matter is REALLY hurting Kaine among the undecideds.

[Moooooo]

Why doesnt Kaine call in Warner to back him up on illegal immigration?  Warner signed a bill a couple months ago that blocked illegal aliens from accessing public programs, which I supported by the way. 

Warner could really help on that issue if he jumped in and said Kaine worked with him on that one.

[CARLHAYDEN]

Kaine is on record as supporting using taxpayer money to help illegal aliens.

Warner is no fool, he doesn't want to be dragged down by Kaine on the illegal alien matter.

[Moooooo]

Carl, are you a VA resident by any chance?

It really is a shame that VA has this single term limit.  I would have love to seen a Kilgore vs Warner race.

[CARLHAYDEN]

I'm a resident of Arizona.

Do have a lot of friends who live in Virginia.

I don't think that Kilgore would be stupid enough to run against Warner if there were no term limits.

The interesting thing is that the illegal alien issue is most acutely felt in areas which would normally favor Kaine!

[CARLHAYDEN]

Oh, and BTW, while Warner helped drag Kaine into office in 2001, Leslie Bryne is a drag on Kaine this year.

[Max Power]

Tim Kaine has some really wierd eyebrows....

[CARLHAYDEN]

Tim Kaine has some really wierd eyebrows....

That's the least of his problems.

[Moooooo]

Hey Carl, here's an ad for ya.

What part of illegal does Tim Kaine not understand?

[CARLHAYDEN]

Thanks.

The illegal alien matter is really a major issue in Virginia now.

[Flying Dog]

2nd out of 3 predictions:

(D) Kaine   49% (47)
(R) Kilgore 48% (48)
(I) Potts     3%  (5)

[Moooooo]

Deeds trailing McDonnell for Attorney General

I just received an email from Deeds for Attorney General...

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[Moooooo]

Funny Kaine animation.

[Moooooo]

The Richmond Times Dispatch Endorsed McDonnell today...

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[Moooooo]

Kaine's round of endorsements

Virginian Pilot
Roanoke Times
Suffolk News Herald
Bristol Herald Courier
Bluefield Daily Telegraph

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[Democratic Hawk]

I'm sure newspaper endorsements are nice to have. What sort of impact do they have in gubnatorial contests? Especially, one that has, thus far, been very hard fought

Dave

[AuH2O]

none. Papers tend to be leftist in VA (the Pilot especially), so conservatives and moderates don't care, and otherwise they're preaching to the choir.

[Moooooo]

Great analysis regarding GOTV efforts on both sides:

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[Virginian87]

I'm going home to Virginia to vote this weekend.  For all those predicting a sure Kilgore victory, I'm not so sure.  I believe it'll be a toss-up, and Kaine still has a chance to pull it off.  However, I will not be shocked if Kaine loses.

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I'm going home to Virginia to vote this weekend.  For all those predicting a sure Kilgore victory, I'm not so sure.  I believe it'll be a toss-up, and Kaine still has a chance to pull it off.  However, I will not be shocked if Kaine loses.

Where are you currently at?